Office of Undergraduate Research recently announced the Winter/Spring 2022 recipients of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) awards.
Kiki Bekkum - Psychology
- Supervisor: Professor Elizabeth Richardson
- Title: Does Contact With Personal Experiences of Mental Illness Add to Education-Based Stigma Interventions for University Students? A Pilot Trial With Mixed Methods
Christina Hart - Mechanical Engineering
- Supervisor: Professor Hangjian Ling
- Title: Drag Reduction of Super-Hydrophobic Spheres in Laminar Flows
Zachary Pereira - Bioengineering
- Supervisor: Professor Milana Vasudev
- Title: Plasmid Insertion into Iridescent Bacteria Cellulophaga lytica
Andrea Pires - Biology
- Supervisor: Professor Pia Moisander
- Title: Factors Influencing Colonization Rates of Marine Biofilm Bacteria
Nathanial Keighley - Bioengineering
- Supervisor: Professor Laura Hanzly
- Title: Effects of Genetically Modified Food on Zebrafish Growth and Gene Expression
Kayla Rausch - History of Art & Architecture
- Supervisor: Professor Pamela Karimi
- Title: Architecture, Taste, and Morality in Antebellum New England
Ian Sullivan - Bioengineering
- Supervisor: Professor Steven Zanganeh
- Title: Design and Development of Chronic Wound-Healing Composite Patch for Restoring Endogenous Repair Mechanisms
Breana Thibodeaux - Bioengineering
- Supervisor: Professor Tracie Ferreira
- Title: Toxicity Testing of Recycled Plastic in Asphalt
Chisom Unegbu, Emily Silva, and Naomi Nommi - Biology
- Supervisor: Professor Tara Rajaniemi
- Title: Root responses to soil microbial community
Alexa Van Voorhis - Bioengineering
- Supervisor: Professor Tracie Ferreira
- Title: Recombinant Proteins in Rhodococcus Ocapus for the Conversion of Chitin to Biofuel
Jillian Wilson and Zackary Walton - Bioengineering
- Supervisor: Professor Qinguo Fan
- Title: Chitosan Hydrogel-Microsponge Polymer Drug Delivery System
In this cycle, the Office of Undergraduate Research also granted a number of travel awards to students who will present their research projects at important national conferences. Another cycle of the OUR grants will be announced in the spring.